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'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.' [27r] (53/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 16 Feb 1950-31 Dec 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Bhll'ISH iouJi^CX,
BAUiUlA.
/
5th 1950.
bJf
^ ' : " A ri^
j cC U^^-
r.
I* b •
I a*ived Ch&uncy to ascortidn from his
r&cc.rub oa 1 t>y wh4»t cvlu<irioo la to
justify om rsgterdiu^ th<* Jau tribes r«i«rrea
to in ay uespstch ho. 35 (370/2/50) of tn^ 25 tn
ox ^prii as boin^ no* incluued in ths oultansto
oi luscat twin OKai-i 1 (snciosa & copy of his
roply. This ccxniras tns oplxuion oxprsssod
in iLy lettor 33/56/5v>U of the 29th April that we
cun make out a case, though not « very strong
one, that the Jau is now part of the territory
of the bultfchfcte and that we are, therefore*
entitled to negotiate regarding the boundary
between it and hauai Arabia, but jui I still
consider that the whole subject should, if
possible, be avoided. 1 am afraid that the
Beni kaUb in the liahadhah tract, which includes
the eabaj. oamani rei erred to in the second
enclosure to uhauncy^ letter, north of Jau must
be regarded as completely independent.
With reference to Chauncy's remarks
about bird I would note that the latter obtained
the hultan 1 * consent before negotiating with
t it. *rioes ana that these negotiations were broken
off oecause the tribes refused to sign agreements
which included a reference to tneir being under
f’htlr ^ M 60 tl^tlons conducted
, n ul fe»b the sultan would l fear have been completely
ineffective. l think the oultan is really anxious
to establish his authority over the tribes but he
is extremely timid and terrified of being drawn
into direct controversy witn another power whether
*«udi Arable over Buraiai 0 r Pakistan over Gwadur
Hla two main idaas appear to be to preserve his
independence as a nonarch and to laed a quiat Ufa
3.
Jeddah.
I am sending a copy of this letter to
0,W * **q.,
the Foraign Office,
London, d.t.i.
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This file covers internal politics in and around the Sultanate of Muscat Oman. Much of the correspondence concerns the extent of control (or lack thereof) exercised by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] in the Omani interior. Related matters of discussion include the following: the evidence for the boundaries claimed by the Sultan along the Rub al Khali, and the question of whether Buraimi [Al Buraymī] forms part of his territory; the Sultan's relations with various tribes based near the Trucial shaikhdoms and his claims of authority over them; the views of Wilfred Patrick Thesiger on the situation in the Omani interior and the risk of parts of it falling under Saudi influence; the course of action to be taken by the British authorities regarding the Sultan and the tribal shaikhs.
The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Political Officer, Sharjah; officials of the Foreign Office.
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- 1 file (50 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 52; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 8/64 II SULTAN'S RELATIONS WITH HIS TRIBES.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:51v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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